The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-04
One of Thackeray's Letters.

are one of the features of ScIibner'S Mdgd-
zine. In the October number there are
several letters written by Thack-
cray from this country to his
friends in England One of them was
written at Savannah in 1856. The follow
ing are the most interesting parts of it,
''This welcome day brought me nice long
letter from X. E. p, and she must know
that | write from the most comfortable
quarters | have ever had in the United
States. In a tranquil old city, wide-streeted,
tree-planted, with few cows and carriages
tolling through the sandy road, few happy
negroes sauntering here and there, red
river with tranquil little fleet of merchant
men taking i'll cargo, and tranquil ware
houses barricaded with packs of cotton-no
row, no tearing Northern hustle, no
ceaseless hotel racket no crowds drinking
at the bar-a snug little languid audience
of three or four hundred people, far too
lazy to laugh or applaud; a famous good
dinner, breakfast, etc, and leisure all the
morning to think and do and sleep and read
as like. The only place, L say in the
States where | can get these comforts-all
free gratis-in the house of my friend, An
drew Low, of the great house of A. Low &,
Co, cotton dealers, brokers, merchants
what's the word! Last time | was here he
was widower, with two daughters in
England about whom-ahd other two
daughters-there was endless talk between
U.S. Now there is pretty wife added to the
establishment, and little daughter number
three growing in the adjoining nursery.
They are tremendous men, these cotton
merchants.
when l had finished at Charleston |
went off to queer little rustic city called
Augusta great broad street two miles
long-old quaint looking shops-houses
with galleries-warehouse5
and negroes strohing about the sidewalks
plank roads-a happy dirty tranquility
generally prevalent. 1t lies 130 miles from
Charleston You take eight hours and
half to get there by the railway, about same
time and distance to come here, over end
less plains of swampy pine lands-a village
or two here and there in "a clearing. |
brought away snug little purse from snug
little Augusta, though | had a rival-A
Wild man lecturing in the very same hall;
tell you it is not dignified METER that
which | pursue"
The other parts of the letter relate to the
writer's lectures which he was at that
time delivering in this country, and to home
matters. There Is break toward the end
of it, where the writer stops to receive
card brought to him by a servant, and he
makes the following mention of the circum-
stance: Enter a servant black with the
card of Bishop Elliott" All of the letters
which have thus far appeared are bright
and interesting. Thackeray seems to have
formed very pleasant impressions of this
country and to have been greatly pleased
with the people whom he met.
Mr. George Brown, in communication
to the New York Stn, says that he finds
that the Thistle sailed faster than the Vol
unteer. According to his statement his cal
culations show that the Volunteer sailed
So Is miles and the Thistle IS As. The
Volunteers time was hours AZ minutes
and 56 seconds. which is at the rate of a
mile in 6 minutes and % seconds. The
Thistle's time was 5 hours, "a minutes and
45 seconds, which is at the rate of mile in
6 minutes and 9 seconds These figures
show that the Thistle sailed % seconds q
mile faster than the Volunteer, and if they
are correct they ought to bring joy to the
hearts of the hackers of the Thistle. But
are they correct! If they are then the
Scotchmen ought to SO improve their boat
that she can sail over the same course that
the Volunteer can without sailing any mole
miles.
A Texas robber last week stopped two
mail coaches in single night, and, without
any accomplice, forced the eleven men
who were passengers TO turn over to him
about $500 in money. II is one of the
inexplicable things that a stage or train
rob5er never gets hurt, no ma ter how help
lnss he may in renliG, he nnnnot his nrn,ed